desertranger
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Peter Simon and a chap called Gary Shaffer were selling a Charles Taylor garden furniture set yesterday (a company so prestigious that they "don’t need to do discounts").
Mr Shaffer received something of a hero's welcome from Peter, who explained how the show needed a man who was 1) a master craftsman of an entrepreneur 2) a man who was not only fulfilled (sic) with a knowledge of landscaping 3) a man who knew about design and the love of beautiful and crafted things. We were also assured that “to see this man is to love him, too”, at which point a clearly awkward Gary thanked him for the intro, before insisting that they "focus on the furniture".
At some point, the theme tune from the Onedin line started playing, remaining a fairly constant feature throughout the rest of the show. Given Peter’s obvious affection for his guest, such rousing music-with its origins involving two lovers-did create a rather unfortunate atmosphere.
This was particularly noticeable when the presenters were seated on two chairs, which Peter described as a 'companion love set'. Gary added that the seats had a Shakesperean connection, saying that, “Romeo and Juliet, they were together, such a sad story, but we’re happier than them at the moment”. Absolutely. Brilliant insight. It all made perfect sense to me.
There were many superlatives heaped on the furniture set during the presentation, but Peter Simon stole the show with a reference to ‘bespoked furniture’. Previously, I was only aware of the term ‘bespoke’- as in ‘tailor made/custom built’.
Bespoked. Have to remember that one:mysmilie_59:
Companion Love Set, associated with Romeo and Juliet and as used by Peter and Gary:heart:
Mr Shaffer received something of a hero's welcome from Peter, who explained how the show needed a man who was 1) a master craftsman of an entrepreneur 2) a man who was not only fulfilled (sic) with a knowledge of landscaping 3) a man who knew about design and the love of beautiful and crafted things. We were also assured that “to see this man is to love him, too”, at which point a clearly awkward Gary thanked him for the intro, before insisting that they "focus on the furniture".
At some point, the theme tune from the Onedin line started playing, remaining a fairly constant feature throughout the rest of the show. Given Peter’s obvious affection for his guest, such rousing music-with its origins involving two lovers-did create a rather unfortunate atmosphere.
This was particularly noticeable when the presenters were seated on two chairs, which Peter described as a 'companion love set'. Gary added that the seats had a Shakesperean connection, saying that, “Romeo and Juliet, they were together, such a sad story, but we’re happier than them at the moment”. Absolutely. Brilliant insight. It all made perfect sense to me.
There were many superlatives heaped on the furniture set during the presentation, but Peter Simon stole the show with a reference to ‘bespoked furniture’. Previously, I was only aware of the term ‘bespoke’- as in ‘tailor made/custom built’.
Bespoked. Have to remember that one:mysmilie_59:
Companion Love Set, associated with Romeo and Juliet and as used by Peter and Gary:heart:
